The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Hammond BBQ (Mar 24, 2017).
- last seen Mar 21, 2014
- back Mar 24, 2017
Smokin On The Tracks
Smokin On The Tracks is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 19th of 28 at the Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Mar 22, 2019
latest Mar 25, 2022 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 148.59 · weakest Chicken (139.37)
Road miles
10
across 5 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Backyard avg
287.97 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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The teams rated closest to Smokin On The Tracks, each with one reason worth a look.
Smokin On The Tracks has 2 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 109 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,269 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1508
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,274 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1499
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#3,263 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before Smokin On The Tracks's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,299 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1518
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Smokin On The Tracks's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,290 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Level with Smokin On The Tracks on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,296 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.2628 | 132.4800 | 139.37 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.0572 | 145.1312 | 148.59 | top 50% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
LA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
101
finished ahead 55 times, behind 58
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Mar 21, 2014 → Mar 24, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- Career-best overall score291.3940 Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY)
20191 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)152.0572 Hammond BBQ
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Hammond BBQ
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 80.9% | 80.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 44% | 79% | 79% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2022 | Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY) Hammond, LA | 19 / 28 (291.3940) | 18 (146.2628) | 20 (145.1312) | — | — |
| Mar 22, 2019 | Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA | 21 / 48 (284.5372) | 27 (132.4800) | 14 (152.0572) | — | — |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 21, 2014 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |